A beautifully told fairytale

Rating: Null/10 (6 December 1999)

The legend of 1900 is a fairlytale-like story of a man who grew up on a ship and spent his entire life there while playing the piano like no one had ever done before. It is at times funny, tragic and sad. The music is very easy on the ear, especially when 1900 meets the love of his life. But most of all I liked the part of the film when 1900 explains why he never left the ship. 1900 liked the fact that on board of the ship the possibilities are not infinite whereas on land the fact that there so many streets and so many places to go made him feel desperate. I agree with another commentator who said that this story is the story for the next millenium. The fact that with all the new technology the motto seems to be that the sky is the limit one wonders whether this is really an improvement or just an unnecessary complication of life. And before I forget, Tim Roth and his trumpet playing friend Max are- to my opinion- acting their best.